Monday May 2, 2016

Music from Rupa and the April Fishes: "L'Elephant" (4:41), "Este Mundo" (3:18) with some nice Day of the Dead costumes, "Neruda" (3:13), "Culpa de la Luna" (3:07)

Quiz #4 and up-to-date grade summaries were distributed in class today.  Please carefully check both to be sure everything seems correct.

The class average was 84.3%.  That's a solid B and is a little higher than average.

What would you need to score on the Final Exam to raise that grade to an A? 



The final exam score is 40% of your overall grade in a case like this where it raises your grade.
We'll substitute in 90% for the grade desired and 84.3% for the current grade


98.6% is  pretty high but certainly possible given that there will be some extra credit on the exam.

What if you're happy with a B and just want to preserve the grade you currently have.  How low could you score on the final exam?



In this case the final exam counts for only 20% of your overall grade, I try to minimize the damage that it can cause.

Here are the details of the calculation




63% or above and you preserve your B